"fost" meaning in Maltese

See fost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈfɔst/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fosti [first-person, singular], fostna [first-person, plural], fostok [second-person, singular], fostkom [plural, second-person], fostu [masculine, singular, third-person], fostha [feminine, singular, third-person], fosthom [plural, third-person]
Etymology: From f’ + wast (now obsolete), from Arabic فِي وَسْط (fī wasṭ, “in middle [of]”). Etymology templates: {{af|mt|f'|wast<qq:now obsolete>}} f’ + wast (now obsolete), {{inh|mt|ar|فِي وَسْط||in middle 􂀿of􂁀}} Arabic فِي وَسْط (fī wasṭ, “in middle [of]”) Head templates: {{head|mt|preposition}} fost Inflection templates: {{mt-prep-inflection-2|fost|co}}
  1. among
    Sense id: en-fost-mt-prep-dmwdE6Pg Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese prepositions

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for fost meaning in Maltese (2.1kB)

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